The driver could face charges for impersonating a peace officer, possession of drugs and breaching a firearms prohibition.
Officers spotted the child as they approached. A search of the car turned up the drugs and a BB gun.
Police said the lights resembled those on an emergency vehicle, particularly a police vehicle. The car also had a CB radio with a coiled-boom microphone inside and a large fixed antenna on the outside — similar to those seen on a police vehicle.
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